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I received an email from software vendor Salford Systems the other day announcing new training classes for their data mining and predictive analytics product SPM, Salford Predictive Modeler. SPM 7 supports a number of the latest and most powerful statistical learning models developed by academics at Stanford and Cal, the two top-rated statistics departments hence the name Salford. The "bible" that underpins much of this work, "The Elements of Statistical Learning," was co-authored by Stanford stats faculty Trevor Hastie, Robert Tibshirani and Jerome Friedman.
SPM is all about supervised learning, in which a number of inputs, predictors, independent variables or features are used to predict outputs, responses or dependent variables. The features and responses can be either qualitative, such as gender, or quantitative, like income. Problems for which the response is qualitative are known as classifications; where the output is quantitative they're called regressions. The models supported by SPM readily handle both.
I was very high on the demo version of SPM I tested a while back. SPM's models are state-of-the-art. I also found the GUI easy to navigate and liked the way the interface "leads" the user down a methodologically sound path, probing for model options with reasonable defaults. Clean and simple. In addition, SPM systematically addresses the dreaded problem of overfit models by promoting both random splits into training and test data sets and cross validation.
The models comprising SPM 7 include CART (Classification and Regression Trees), MARS (Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines), Random Forests and TreeNet Gradient Boosting, all of which have significant Stanford and Berkeley legacy. Indeed, Salford has a copyright on the name MARS, which was developed by Stanford's Friedman. SPM comes in a variety of packages, the more "exclusive" of which include even more sophisticated modeling variations.
I've found the Salford tutorial videos quite informative and would recommend them to anyone desiring an introduction to statistical learning even if they're not SPM users. The data sets used in the examples are available for download, and can serve either SPM or other SL tool. For me that other tool is the R Project for Statistical Computing.
It turns out my two favorite learning models are MARS and Random Forest, both of which are also available in R. In a tweak on the copyright protection, the R adaptive regression splines variant is included in the "earth" package, while RF is part of randomForest. Both are mature components highly-used by the R community.
In contrast to SPM 7, which leads the analyst down a sound path with a knowledgeable GUI driven by reasonable defaults, the R programmer gets the defaults but must otherwise fend for herself in R programming scripts. Even those with a even modicum of R programming experience, however, can readily translate from SPM 7's GUI to R function calls.
The Salford MARS tutorial involves the ubiquitous Boston Housing data set. The regression challenge is to predict the median housing value from a sample of 506 sales in the early 70's as a function of age, number of rooms, local crime rate, percent lower status population, et. al. MARS is an especially appropriate algorithm for this since the relationship between the response and features involves non-linearities readily handled by its basis functions.
I was able to produce similar computations to the tutorial using the earth package in R. Since I randomly split the the entire data set into an 80% train and 20% test, my exact results were somewhat different, but the feature importance rankings and plotted basis functions for each variable were aligned.
The Random Forest tutorial involves a prostate cancers classification problem that deploys 111 characteristics of 772 tissue samples to predict whether cancer is present, and if so, which type. The target variable contains three values: 0 indicating benign, 1 indicating one type of malignant cancer, and 2 indicating another type of malignant cancer.
Using R's randomForest package, I was able to pretty faithfully follow the Salford tutorial steps. Since sampling's part and parcel of the Random Forest algorithm, my findings were somewhat different than theirs. Seventeen of the top twenty importance variables identified in the Salford tutorial were replicated in mine. Interesting, though, were the divergences in the Prediction Success Tables, aka Confusion Matrices. Overall both models were close in accuracy, but my run was more successful predicting benign when in fact there was no cancer, and trailed the Salford model badly in predicting the first type of cancer. If both models were run a second time, the results would be somewhat different.
I would encourage statistical newbies looking to discover the correct way to develop/deploy the latest in statistical learning modeling techniques to experiment with SPM demo software and work through the tutorials with the data sets provided. The choice of SPM for your supervised modeling needs is a good one, but even if you decide to go with other SL variants from platforms such as R or SAS, you can still learn a lot about the modeling process from Salford.
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I loved this collection of short stories and poems by authors who could not be more different. The two stories by Phil Mayne - of a sailor trying to find his way back to his ship in Madagascar and of an archaeological expedition to the Antrum of the Oracle of the Dead and the River Styx - were stories to read many times. It is a perfect book for bed time reading.
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Some people should know that have the beautiful face is important, but you should know that the healthy face is more important than only take care of the beautiful face. As the woman, you also know that there are many kinds of treatment that you can apply to your face to make your face looks healthy, one of them is with using the mask. So, what is the benefit when you use the mask in your face? What kind of mask that you should choose to keep health your beautiful face? If you want to know the answer to the questions, let's continue reading this article!
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There are many kinds of face mask product that you can try and apply to your face. There are many benefits that you will feel when you choose the correct mask to your face, not only make your face looks beautiful, you also will feel healthy. So, this article will tell you about some natural mask that will give you the benefit, especially for your healthy face. The first, you can try to mix the lime with the baking soda. This mix will help you to make health your face that exposed by the sun light that contains dangerous content for your face skin. After that, you also can try to apply the mix of lime and the salt. The salt will help you to decrease the acid level of the lemon. This mix also have the same function with the mix of lime and baking soda, you also will make your face pores become smaller.
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Zena Posever: Fifty Years of Art and Advocacy in Miami
– Special lecture and exhibition tour by Posever's daughter, Verna P. Curtis, at MDPLS Main Library on July 23 –
(Miami, FL – July 19, 2016) Art, advocacy and a part of South Florida's history come together in "Zena Posever's Studio: A Passion for People," a free exhibition currently on view at the Miami‑Dade Public Library System's Main Library, 101 W. Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33130, through August 28.
The exhibition is a tribute to the artist‑advocate's nearly 55‑year career in South Florida from 1945 to 1999. Zena Posever (1911‑2012) was known for her portraits of a wide variety of people including noteworthy persons she highly respected—national and world leaders Mahatma Gandhi, Linus Pauling, and Scott Nearing, as well as Miamians Mayor Chuck Hall and Dr. Rev. Edward T. Graham (shown in this exhibition)—and local workers she found visually fascinating. She also was recognized as an inspirational art teacher to people of all ages from children to retirees.
In celebration of the exhibition, Posever's daughter and exhibition curator Verna Posever Curtis, recently retired curator of photography from the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., will present a lecture, "Zena Posever: Fifty Years of Art and Advocacy in Miami," followed by a special tour of the exhibition on Saturday, July 23, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The free event is open to the public.
The current exhibition showcases Posever's talent for depicting the individuality of her models. This selection of 45 works consists of her original portrait sculptures in clay, plaster, and bronze; paintings on paper and canvas; pastel and wash drawings; and dramatically lit photographs of some of her earliest work.
The installation also highlights Posever's private studio in Miami Beach—an unusual place for working and teaching—including original plaster casts, furniture, brushes, sculpture tools, and life‑size photographs.
Curtis grew up in her mother's studio and says she remembers her as "a people person deeply dedicated to pursuing her talent and equally steadfast in her commitment to making the world a better place for us all. My mother would have been pleased to have this survey of her portraiture made accessible to a wide community of residents and visitors in the Main Library."
Editor's note: Verna P. Curtis is available for phone interviews before July 22 and in person in Miami until the end of the show.
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The Miami‑Dade Public Library System's Art Services and Exhibitions Department maintains a permanent collection of over 2,200 works of art. This special collection includes works on paper, photographs, paintings, artists' books, multiples and small sculptures, with a focus on Miami artists. The Permanent Art Collection is a reference resource that reflects Miami's cultural composition and chronicles its artistic and social history. Learn more at www.mdpls.org/art/exhibitions.asp.
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Higher Education and American Competitiveness. Working Paper.
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This working paper reflects the conviction that three areas of change are needed if America's higher education system as a whole is to make optimal contributions to the economic health of the country; it is based on the premise that at this time higher education is far from fully contributing to the economic well-being of the United States. The three areas are: (1) enhancing the transfer of knowledge from creation to application and utilization; (2) providing, both in terms of quality and content, the kind of education which prepares individuals to be competent and effective in their chosen occupation or profession; and (3) offering opportunities for life-long education to ensure the maintenance of professional competencies in a time of accelerating change. Main topic headings include: higher education and the economy; industrial extension--bringing innovation to the users; a new look at education for competence; maintaining the competency of practitioners; and the federal role. (GLR)
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The guys at meetmeego.org made another video with N950 in the main role. This time, it will be a comparison video with variety of other devices like Maemo N900 and N810, Windows mobile HTC Touch HD, WebOS Palm Pre 2 and ExoPC tablet. You can clearly see how Nokia has advanced in the design from N810 to N900 and finally to the sleek, thin and sexy N950.
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Qualifications: The successful applicant will have an earned doctorate in exercise and sports nutrition or a closely related area and basic background in exercise science/kinesiology. The person should have a strong record of scholarly accomplishments and ability to secure external funding to support research, or evidence of promise. The person should also demonstrate ability to teach graduate courses in exercise and sports nutrition and a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and advisement of master's and doctoral students. Given the nutrition program's focus on application as well as basic science, we are seeking applicants whose area of research extends the current areas of nutrition scholarship at Teachers College. Priority for applied research areas include, but are not limited to, the science of exercise and sports nutrition and applications to strategies for behavior change and policy, particularly in children and youth, athletes, and others. Credentials as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics are required.
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Here's what Greg St. Clair, one of the top authorities on Italian wines working in the U.S. today, had to say this week about the 2010 Salice Salentino by Cantele:
"I absolutely love this wine's aromatics, so intriguing, full of Middle Eastern spice, elegant plum, bramble, dried-cherry fruit and nuances of fresh Provencal herbs. On the palate the wine is supple, medium bodied while still being so full flavored, easy to drink, only 13.0% alcohol yet this multifaceted red always beckons you for another sip and then another it is just so tasty. Made from 100% Negroamaro fermented in stainless steel and aged in 1-2 year old barrique for 6 months. This complex yet elegant wine comes from Puglia, the heel of the Italian Peninsula and is the perfect accompaniment to your favorite tomato based pasta dish."
Click here to read more glowing reviews by some of his colleagues and Stephen Tanzer's tasting note and 90 point score for the wine (International Wine Cellar).


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I have two legbars, one is 3 weeks older than the other and has a smooth head instead of a fluffy one! She is also more shy and reserved.
They are now 20 and 23 weeks old, the pictures were taken a couple of weeks ago. They live with 6 other hybrid hens, I got all 8 of them from the same breeder at 3 weeks old, and they all live happily together in their green frog coop outside in the field.
The younger legbar regularly hops the electric netting with her partner in crime- a blackrock, no idea where they go but the always come running to me when they see me coming to check on the flock
The legbars are great members of the group!
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VENTURA, Calif. --Police are searching for the suspect behind an armed robbery at a GameStop on Saturday.
The robbery occurred around 6:45 p.m. at the GameStop on East Main Street. A man entered the store and demanded money from a lone clerk. After the clerk refused, the suspect pulled out a hand gun from his waistband and again demanded money. The clerk then surrendered an unspecified amount of cash and the man fled north from the store. The clerk was not injured in the incident.
The suspect is described as Hispanic and in his 20s, about 5 feet 8 inches tall with a medium build. He was seen wearing blue jeans and a dark sweatshirt.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ventura Police Department at (805) 339-4416. Anyone who provides information leading to an arrest could receive a cash reward of up to $1,000.


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Here is a list of games that are similar to Fashion Craze.
For more games like Fashion Craze, check out Fashion Worlds category.
Here is a list of games that are similar to Fashion Craze.
Fashion Rush
Your job in Fashion Rush is to help Satine run her boutique and sell her fashions. From making the clothes herself to selling them in the boutique, you are going to be there through it all. Make sure that she achieves her dream of succeeding in the fashion industry while you have fun.
Spark City World
Spark City World offers more shopping than you are used to. This game is full of exciting shops that offer the most beautiful trends of today. Choose what you love and wear it! You can customize your character however you want to and even decorate your home while you are at it.
Fashion World
There are no vendors in Fashion World. You are going to be using your skills to create what you sell. When you have your inventory, open up your boutique to let the customers in. Watch as they go crazy over your unique designs that they cannot get in any other store.
Fab Fashion
Fab Fashion is going to make time management games more exciting than ever. You are going to play as Kate, who is helping models make it to the catwalk. You are going to prepare them and keep them looking good from start to finish. Be aware, though, that some models are going to be impatient.
GoodGame Fashion
Designed and created with girls in mind, but any boy that is into fashion is more than welcome here. Simply create a screen name for yourself and choose a character to get started. In this Good Game Fashion you are going to learn how to design your own line of clothing, using a vast amount of materials and a wide variety of colors.
Fashion Dash
– Help Coco's dream come true in Fashion Dash. As people come in, make sure that they are dressed and looking good. It may seem easy to do at first, but it is going to become more challenging as you go on. If you are ready for that, then make sure that the people are happy and the clothes are stylish.
Juliette's Fashion Empire
Preparing models for the catwalk is hard work. You are going to learn this firsthand while playing Juliette's Fashion Empire. As the models come in, make sure that they are given complete makeovers and the right outfits. When they are ready, send them off to the catwalk to show the designs.
Fashion Boutique
Turn boutiques around in Fashion Boutique. You are going to be travelling the globe and seeing various stores in a chain. They are all in need of serious help, and that help is going to be you. Make sure that the boutique is back up and running, selling and attracting only the best.
Take the fashion world by storm in GalaStories. You are going to create your own avatar, dress it up, design your own fashions, and complete over 2000 quests in this massive game. There is much more to do here than you might think. From start to finish, you are going to be seeing and doing new things every day.
Fashion Story
Fashion Story gives you the chance to run your own boutique your way. You are going to start small but gradually grow bigger as you bring in more money. Sell your fashions, buy expansions, decorate your boutique however you want to, and have it be the boutique of your dreams.
For more games like Fashion Craze, check out Fashion Worlds category.
Virtual world, full of gaming lounges where you can walk around making new friends, interacting and playing mini games.
Explore, Chat, Dance - this virtual world is sooo much fun! Dress up your 3D Avatar. Create and decorate your 3D chat rooms. Play games. Join in!
Romance, relationships, chat and very interesting places to see! This will be your favorite virtual world, forever and always. Try and see.


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Defendant pled guilty to unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. Defendant later moved to withdraw his guilty plea based upon ineffective assistance of counsel and a violation of Utah R. Crim. P. 11, arguing that his plea was not knowing or voluntary because neither his defense counsel nor the trial court informed him that his guilty plea carried with it the requirement that Defendant register on the state's sex offender registry. The district court denied Defendant's motion to withdraw, concluding that neither defense counsel nor the district court had an obligation to inform him of the registration requirement because the registration requirement was a collateral consequence of the guilty plea. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the requirement to register as a sex offender is properly classified as a collateral consequence of a defendant's guilty plea, and therefore, neither defense counsel nor the trial court in this case was constitutionally obligated to inform Defendant of the registration requirement before his guilty plea was accepted as knowing and voluntary.


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One of the take-away messages for me as a cooking instructor is that students often need more training in technique than in recipes. Unfortunately, they tend to choose classes based on what recipes will be taught, not on the techniques. Since the teaching of techniques can often be more effective with spoken words and moving picture rather than the printed word and still pictures, I've decided to produce some videos that emphasize a variety of kitchen techniques.
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I'm opting out of Menu Plan Monday this week, as I don't know where this week is going to be taking us. My daughter has her third annual severe lymph node infection and last year we were in and out of hospitals and doctor's offices trying to determine the cause. Here we go again. Since I don't know what will happen this week, and with the big dinner Thursday (provided we don't have a hospital admission then), I'm just going to "wing it" this week (pun intended). Tonight I changed my menu because my daughter asked for spaghetti, which is easy for her to swallow with her swollen throat. I'm going to let her tell me what she will eat and go from there.
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Mozilla has now released Firefox 3.0.1. There are several security fixes and stability fixes which you can check out in the release notes. I'm using version 3 since the beta release and Firefox 3 has just some awesome features. Recently, there was an update for Firefox 2 (version 126.96.36.199) which can also be downloaded on the Mozilla website. So Firefox 2 is still being updated.
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This easy butter chicken curry is a wonderful way to use up leftover roast chicken for a rich and beautifully tasty midweek meal that'll have everyone asking for more.
If you're a fan of rich dishes like this Indian butter chicken, check out our slow & low page for more great ideas and inspiration. Our smoked chipotle chilli paste would work just as well in other curries such as chicken tika masala.
Prepare leftover roast chicken
Fry onion in oil until softenedAdd garlicAdd Gran Luchito Smoked chipotle Paste, garam masala and cinnamon
Combine and cook until softenedAdd tinned tomatoes and tomato pasteStir and cook for a whileAdd creamAdd butterCook riceAdd chicken to sauceStir well and heat until chicken is hot throughServe with fresh coriander
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- 2¼lb Leftover chicken (a mix of breast & dark meat is best)
- 2 Onions
- 3 Cloves garlic
- 2tbsp Vegetable oil
- ½ stick of Butter
- 2tbsp Lemon juice
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- ½tsp Black pepper
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- 14oz Canned tomatoes
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- Heat vegetable oil in a large pan over a low/medium heat.
- Add chopped onion, stir and fry for about 15 minutes until completely softened (but not browned).
- Reduce heat slightly and add the roughly chopped garlic and fry for about 3 minutes, stirring regularly to avoid burning.
- Add the Gran Luchito Smoked Chilli Paste, lemon juice, garam masala, cinnamon and pepper and a sprinkle of salt. Stir well and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the tin of tomatoes along with the tomato paste and about 25ml water. Stir and cook for 15 minutes over a medium heat.
- Meanwhile, get some rice on the go (follow instructions on pack). We like to jazz ours up with some spices like star anise or a cinnamon stick.
- Reduce heat then add the cream and stir in. Then add the butter.
- Once the butter has melted, add the leftover chicken (chopped or ripped into bitesized chunks).
- Stir well and adjust seasoning if needed. Continue to heat over a low/medium heat for about 5-10 minutes, or until the chicken is hot throughout (you don't really want to cook it too much as it will dry out quickly).
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APs are over!
No more AP tests! I'm free!! Well ... sorta ...
Last week, right after the AP Bio test, I had to work all week on a reflective essay. Next week, I'm going to have to present a group Stats project that we hardly started. And two weeks after that is the Hi-Fi presentation, widely believed to be the most difficult project our high school has to offer: a 15-18 minute multimedia presentation on a historical figure. Emphasis on the 15-18 minutes. So in essence, my whole life now is just moving from one project to another.
Well, at any rate it's still an improvement?
How did the AP tests go? They were OK. Better wait for the grade sheet before I jump to conclusions about how well I did.


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"Unless we learn to behold Christ and receive teaching of Christ we may not come into Christ. To come into Christ there must be a teaching and a learning of Him"
In the last series we looked at THE PURPOSE OF CHRIST where we discussed that the purpose of Christ is that He might reveal the Father to us, that we might know Him that is revealed to us and also that the Son might be revealed in us. We will continue by looking at
Jesus first made mention of the word to learn of Him and this is something that we need to look into…
Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and LEARN OF ME; for I AM MEEK AND to OWLY IN HEART: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
The things Jesus said to learn of Him are
(a) Meekness and
(b) A lowly heart
Let's see these things one after the other
(a) Meekness
Meekness is one of the fruit of the spirit
Galatians 5:22 But the FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
5:23 MEEKNESS, temperance: against such there is no law.
Is to have a quiet and gentle spirit, even when you're right you do not claim you are right and others are wrong, if at all you're to do this you will do it with a humble heart given honour to the person as you speak gracefully and not with shoutings. I have noticed that people will change how they talk to you if you learn to speak and conduct yourself in a meek way. Meekness is to have a humble heart, to conduct yourself and speak gracefully. That's what we see in the Bible
Galatians 6:1 Brethren, if a man be OVERTAKEN IN A FAULT, ye which are spiritual, RESTORE SUCH AN ONE IN THE SPIRIT OF MEEKNESS; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Titus 3:2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, SHEWING ALL MEEKNESS unto all men.
(b) A lowly heart
To be lowly in the heart in the sense that you consider others better than yourself. A man that is low in heart does not always put himself first but others first, this may be hard but that is our nature in Christ.
Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in LOWLINESS OF MIND let each esteem other better than themselves.
This we see that Jesus was always doing, He referred more to the Father than Himself. We can't be low in mind if we do not learn of Christ by esteeming others better than ourselves. Lowliness of mind makes you look to the things of others and not just to look to the things of yourself.
Philippians 2:4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
We also see from the word of God that these two are ingredients to how to forbear people
Ephesians 4:2 WITH ALL LOWLINESS AND MEEKNESS, with longsuffering, FORBEARING ONE ANOTHER IN LOVE;
This is one scripture I can't forget in my life, something happened in school then and we were hurt and we wanted to respond according to how we feel because we felt they did wrong to us and by the help of the spirit of God this scripture was what the Lord said to my heart "Forbearing one another in love" and we quit from the act then we held our peace.
So as believers we need to be meek and be lowly in heart for this was how Jesus walked and we are expected to also walk this way.
1 John 2:6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, EVEN AS HE WALKED.
You can read the article FOR WE PREACH CHRIST just click on it to read. We will look at YOU ARE CHRIST'S in our next series.


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This 2016, aside from updating your closet, you may want to consider updating your looks as well. A new haircut often does the trick, but before you visit your favorite salon located in Alabang malls, check out some of the haircut trends for this year.
Visit Your Favorite Salon at Malls in Alabang
Before you visit your favorite salon and instruct your hairdresser to cut an inch or two from your hair and give you fabulous bangs, here are some tips:
1. Know your hair texture. If you have wavy hair, bangs may not work very well for you. Although having them may be in, they don't necessarily look good on everyone, so make sure to check if they'd look good on you first.
2. Go for the Gatsby look. Short layered hair with short layered bangs may work, for some.
3. If you've always had straight long hair, it may be time to go for a new 'do this 2016. Straight long hair tends to look plain sometimes, so why not try something bold and go for a geometric haircut for a change?
4. Curly hair with bangs? Why not? This style would look great on the young and hip, but if you are well into your 50s, you may want to think twice about it.
5. The sleek and polished shoulder-length cut is a classic hairstyle that will never really go out of style. If you want a safe yet fashionable haircut that goes well with any age, then better go for this style.
Ask your Hairdresser at Your Favorite Salon in Alabang Malls
Long and textured layers are still in for 2016, but if you've been sporting the same hairstyle for the past two years, you may want to ask your hairdresser for some advice on a new look you could try. Your hairdresser should be updated on the trends, but he must also know the perfect cut for your hair texture that will also complement the shape of your face. If you don't have a salon that you regularly visit, most malls in Alabang have two or three salons to choose from. Surely, you'll find the right place that will give your crowning glory that perfect look.
Bolder Hair Fashion Trends at Malls in Alabang
If you are the adventurous type, here are some bold hairstyle trends to try.
1. The high-top haircut looks so '80s, but it's making a comeback.
2. Super short hair. Well, this solves the problem of high hair maintenance. You'll definitely save on shampoo and conditioner, too.
Before you visit a salon in Alabang malls, and before you get too excited and instruct your hairdresser to start chopping off from your hair, remember that some hairstyle trends may not complement your look. You may want to try cutting off a few inches from your hair first to see how it will look like instead of going from long hair to super short hair just like that. Once chopped off, your hair won't be able to grow back right away should you not like the outcome of your cut, so make sure you won't regret whatever you decide to do with your hair. Here's to great hair days this 2016!
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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 174768
System crashes after several minutes (15-20) after normal bootup
Last modified: 2013-08-05 21:42:12 EDT
From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Opera/8.5 (X11; Linux i686; U; en)
Description of problem:
Kernel crashes with this message (there was two other routines down to stack -
related to registers show).
[a0000001003dfe0] ia64_illegal_op_fault+0xa0/0xfa0
sp = a0000001006cba90
bsp = a0000001006c5018
But system still can be ping'ed, but processes don't work.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Update 2 is installed
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot machine
2. Wait several minutes (15-20)
Additional info:
The system is IBM x455 server consisting of two boxes connected with expansion
cable. NUMA support is working correctly. RHEL3 works OK on this machine
Today, I've tried to install the same RedHat release on another stand-alone x455
box. This system works OK.
The hardware difference between machine 1 (buggy) and machine 2 (normal):
1. machine 1 has the following additional HW components:
1.1. Topspin HCA card (drivers not installed)
1.2. QLogic FiberChannel adapter (detected and comfigured properly)
1.3. machine 1 is in fact two x455 nodes interconnected with IBM scalability
2. machine 1 has 32+32Gb of physical RAM distributed on two nodes, machine 2 has
16 Gb of RAM
Thanks for you attention to this problem.
If you need additional information to resolve this, just ask.
Please re-test it with the latest rhel 4, I'm closing it ... since I'm __not__
aware of any this kind of problem recently. Please re-open the bug if you can
rproduce with the recent rhel 4 or rhel 5 or upstream kernel.


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Following the success of the last year's "Root and Branch" show, the young Romanian artist Mircea Suciu (b. 1978) is having a second solo exhibition at Zeno X Gallery in Antwerp this spring. The exhibition is titled "Ship of Fools", referring to a German satirical allegory published by the humanist and theologian Sebastian Brant in the late 15th century.
The notion of the "Ship of Fools" has a long history in the arts and literature ever since Plato's time. The metaphor has served as a symbol of human ignorance and tragic nature of human existence for centuries. According to Suciu, there's still a lot to be said about human shortcomings and desperate condition. "Ship of Fools" is still relevant. The world we currently live in doesn't seem much different from that of the past. Humanity still drifts on an aimless boat ignorant of its course.
Fascinated by what he describes as "the absurd actions of man", Mircea Suciu digs into our minds and souls trying to confront and to provoke, as most fools do. As stated in the press release: 'The fool in society was often free to speak out and voice criticism without being censored, since people generally did not pay any attention to his words. He is not an average figure and observes the world from the sidelines. His words are not seen as an expression of logic or coherence, although one must often admit, that the fool speaks the clear truth. The fool and the artist might not be the same figure, but they have something in common, a desire to understand, to confront and to provoke.'
Suciu's artistic research has always been socio-political and psychological orientated. He is particularly interested in the way the individual appropriates the behavior of the mass, and we often find reproductions of historical dramatic events integrated into his compositions for his characters to lose their identity in the crowd. This interest is largely provoked by Suciu's experiences following the fall of the iron curtain in his native Romania, where "he witnessed the way people tried to reconstruct or rediscover their cultural and personal identity."
In this exhibition, Suciu focuses specifically on the overspreading fear in today's uncertain world – the fear of disasters, wars, nationalism, religious fundamentalism, and, most current, the fear of migrants. The artist recognizes that these fears terrorize us and enslave us wherever we might be situated in the world. Although Suciu emphasizes the anxiety, he does not depict horror or drama, but rather a tension expressed through postures and gestures of his characters.
A recurrent motif in this series of works is the chair. According to a Romanian expression, combined with a human head, the chair stands for wisdom. By introducing it as the bearer of such symbolism, the artist raises the question of critical thinking as a means to salvation. No, Suciu doesn't offer answers, nor he seeks for them. He wonders and perhaps suggests, this way revealing his true existentialist position towards the given reality. The crisis we are currently experiencing will not, as it seems, end anytime soon, and Suciu's suggestion is to use reason as a pilot to overcome the desperate condition of enslavement by fears. Like a true Sartrean, Suciu strongly believes that humans are essentially free, although warns that being free could cause dizziness. Still, the dizziness of freedom is far better than the one on board of Mr. Goodtrips.
The exhibition "Ship of Fools" runs until Monday, the 20 June 2016 at Zeno X Gallery.


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How To Rebuild Your Credit After Filing Bankruptcy
You've heard it before and you'll hear it again–the economy is in rough shape. The difficult economic circumstances have caused increasing levels of unemployment and personal debt. Too much debt can lead to bankruptcy and all of its ill effects. If a family member or a loved one is on the verge of filing for bankruptcy, the following article can help you understand more about the process and whether it offers an appropriate solution.
When you file for bankruptcy you limit your options for many future loan options. Many banks do not forgive bankruptcy and it shows on your credit report for 10 years. Think twice before making the decision to file for bankruptcy. You might want to defer your bills for a couple of months, instead of hurting your credit for 10 years.
Don't throw in the towel. If you file for bankruptcy at the right time it could enable you to get your property back that you lost to repossession. If it has been fewer than 90 days since you filed for bankruptcy, it is possible for you to get repossessed property back. Talk to a lawyer for help with the petition filing process.
Make sure you have a solid understanding of which debts can be eliminated by bankruptcy, and which ones cannot. Debts like student loans, child support or alimony payments, and taxes, are generally not discharged through bankruptcy. Bankruptcy can help if your wages are being garnished or if you have large unsecured debts, like, credit cards and utility bills.
Find a bankruptcy attorney who offers free consultations, and ask lots of questions. Most lawyers will meet with you for free and give you helpful advice, so meet with several. Make a choice only if you have received good answers to all the questions and concerns you brought to the table. You don't have to make your decision right after this consultation. After your consultations, do some additional research on each attorney you consider qualified for the job.
Remember that certain kinds of debt won't be discharged even after you have filed for bankruptcy. If you have outstanding student loans, owe child or spousal support, a divorce settlement agreement, or unpaid taxes, you will still be liable for these debts. Also, if you forget to list certain debts on your court documents, you won't be able to add them in the future.
Consider seeking advice in an online forum before you make any permanent decisions regarding personal bankruptcy. From there, you will see many people who long ago went through what you are now facing. It can give you a great perspective to help avoid making their same mistakes, and learning their lessons without first suffering those consequences.
Even though our economy is slowly improving, many people still do not have jobs or decent wages. That said, it is possible to avoid bankruptcy even if you are having cash flow problems. Simply remain persistent and positive. Opportunities will eventually come your way. Keep these thoughts close and it will enable you to have a better chance of avoiding the need to file bankruptcy. Hopefully better things await you in the near future.
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I think you should check the cap around ic vertical deflection.... and see if there is have adjustment point or not ?! if you not so sure try to replace the caps and the ic too....
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News: Singtel keeps Premier League rates unchanged for Value and Gold Pack customers
As the new season of the Premier League kicks off on 13 August 2016, 10 exciting matches will be available each week on mio Stadium channels and the new ELEVEN PLUS sports channel, which will carry three of the 10 matches weekly, as part of Singtel's sub-license of rights to ELEVEN Sports Network.
Football fans will be able to catch the next season of the Premier League with no change to their prevailing subscription rates for their Value packs. This also applies to Gold Pack customers.
The prevailing subscription rate also holds for the mio Stadium+ pack (mio Stadium+ pack subscription is S$59.90 per month), which is also available to cross-carriage customers, when they sign up, re-contract or renew their contract by 12 August 2016 (Additional S$5 applies for mio Stadium+ pack after 12 August).
Singtel launched four new sports channels: Eleven, Eleven Sports, Eurosport and Eurosport News last July, strengthening its position as the home of football. This year, it scored a hat trick, broadcasting the ongoing Copa America 2016, the upcoming UEFA Euro 2016 and soon, the first of the new three-year season of the Premier League. Singtel has won exclusive broadcasting rights to the Premier League in Singapore since the start of the 2010/2011 season.
Singtel TV Value Packs Value (Value Pack subscriptions start at S$69.90 per month), feature over 150 channels each, offering the best in sporting action, Asian and English entertainment, ethnic programming and movie hits across popular channels such as mio Stadium, Discovery Channel, Fox Movies and more.
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Announcement Sheet
August 28, 2012
15th School Day
Friday, August 31st is Pisgah Nation Day. Wear your Pisgah Nation T-shirt in support of our football team.
National Honor Society applications and money are due by Friday, August 31st.
Any Senior or Sophomore who is interested in running for a class office can pick up an application in the front office. All applications must be picked up by Friday, August 31st.
Anyone interested in joining the PAW club needs to have their $5 dues to Ms. Roseboom by Friday 8/31.
HOSA meeting has been moved to WEDNESDAY morning at 7:30am in D-5.
We are going on a bear hunt for the new Black Bear Mascot. Tryouts will be at 3:15 on Wednesday, August 29 in the lobby. Please see Mrs. Ensley in the Media Center for an application and teacher recommendation.
The Black Bear Book Club will have its first meeting after school today, in B4, Mrs. Hanson's room. We will be picking our first book of the year and making a reading list. Anyone who likes to read fiction and share with others is welcome to attend.
Students and their parents who are interested in going to Spain: there will be a meeting in Room B13 at 5:30. Representatives will be there to outline the trip and answer your questions.Scholarship information will also be discussed.
Yearbooks are on sale now for $75 until Friday, August 31st. See Mrs. Hanson in B4 to order your tax-free book before the price goes up in September.
Congratulations to the tennis team for their 6-3 victory over Franklin.
Guidance Dept. Announcement: (Please read these to your classes, especially seniors)
TEACHERS:(please read during first period.)
Senior Make Up Pictures will be taken on Thursday, September 20th.
Senior Yearbook Ads are due by September 21st. Order forms are available in B4.
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Download Minecraft PE 0.16.0 Build 1 APK (WITHOUT ANALYSIS ERROR), the new version has just been released, and comes with bug fixes and adding several new things, remember that this is still not the final version of MCPE 0.16.0, is just a build, the final version should be launched officially in the coming days.
You can download the Minecraft PE 0.16.0 The Boss Update Build 1 totally free on the links below, to be a trial version you can still find bugs in the game, but do not forget to notify the Minecraft development team, so they are quickly correcting all errors.
If you want to see the changes in version 0.16.0 see the changelog here!
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- Download the MCPE APK file, the link below.
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Work collaboratively to enhance existing, and develop new, practical, useful knowledge brokering services and products for land managers.
Using the latest knowledge about how to translate science in order to inspire and enable change, a cross-sector program targeting a range of outcomes including profitability, could enhance farmer capacity and build a stronger culture of natural resource stewardship.
Revegetation of 15 hectares of cleared land to enhance ecosystem function, improve habitat connectivity and increase community awareness.
The project will result in positive outcomes for both biodiversity and community awareness. It will build on substantial previous work conducted at the site, including installation of wetlands. Owners will invest significant private funds - $12,000 already raised through crowd sourcing.
Develop an education program on effects of clearing / planting native riparian vegetation and altering water flows / creek directions.
A comprehensive education program will ensure better community understanding, with increased action to protect and restore riparian areas. This will reduce erosion, improve water quality, provide corridors, and make the area more attractive for tourism.
Conduct nitrogen use efficiency trials using practices such as soil biology/inoculation to develop a 'formula' that can be extended to all farmers.
Practical demonstrations of how it can work within existing farming systems can result in wider and faster change aimed at improved soil health and reduced N application.
Establish a model agroforestry farm which mimics the natural environment, showcasing a multiple crop system as an alternative to conventional agriculture.
Demonstration of a successful, economically viable, diverse system can encourage further uptake. The model farm would address soil conservation, economic development and increase biodiversity outcomes.
Conduct soil testing and mapping to provide better knowledge regarding selection of appropriate crops and improved fertiliser application.
The information will allow for better management of land and ability to repair degraded areas.
Holistic catchment analysis to identify the locations/causes of water quality issues and best use of limited resources.
Without knowing what the problem is and where it is located, it is difficult to determine the best way to deal with it in the most cost effective manner. Key will be water quality testing.
Undertake targeted and strategic repairs to river systems, including Crees Creek, to prevent run-off from industries and urban sources.
System repair, when done well, provides water quality outcomes for local river systems, in-shore lagoons and reef systems. This location feeds into Dickson Inlet, which already has water testing.
Conduct a replicated scientific trial using diatomaceous earth to test for viability of the product and to monitor for changes in soil health, crop responses and biodiversity.
Effective, cost efficient alternatives to chemical fertilisers are available and, if used appropriately, can minimise the reliance on inorganic chemical fertilisers, delivering benefits for profitability and the environment.
Revegetation along Whyanbeel Creek and priority tributaries, incorporating the engagement of a wide range of community members.
This project builds on community-driven work of the past, but extends it to involve more partners. A key outcome is also increased community awareness and understanding.
Revegetate and maintain priority areas of the local foreshore to increase the buffer area and make the foreshore more resilient to climate change.
Re-establishing native foreshore vegetation has multiple benefits of reducing erosion potential, increasing habitat areas and it is a cheaper option in most instances than hard engineering solutions.
Strategic management of vines that currently impede the ability of remnant vegetation to regenerate and thrive.
Keeping existing vegetation/forest free of weeds and invasive vines is the most cost effective approach to habitat protection. It is much easier to protect an existing tree than to grow a new one.
Training of indigenous rangers to manage the environment, including incorporating traditional knowledge.
As the traditional custodians of the land, there are multiple benefits to be gained from training Traditional Owners and empowering them to be active in caring for country.
Through a local landscape partnership, secure a sustainability officer to build a cohesive community vision for the area including consideration of climate change.
Facilitating a conversation so that people understand the local issues including climate change, effective community drive and action is possible. There is enormous power and potential in a motivated, informed and capable community.


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Keep your business safe from the sharp rise in Vehicle CloningLauren George -
An interesting article was published this weekend in our local newspaper, the Peterborough Telegraph, warning that 'vehicle cloning' is believed to be on the increase.
Vehicle cloning is a criminal offence that involves the theft of a vehicles identification number (VIN) and registration number. These details are then used on matching vehicles, which are sold for profit or utilised for criminal activity.
It is believed that thousands of vehicles are cloned annually, costing millions of pounds. Neil Thomas, Director of Investigative Services at anti-motor fraud specialists Asset Protection Unit (APU) says: "It's usually linked to large-scale organised crime, and it's hard to stamp out because the clone is registered to the innocent owner's address so you have to catch the crooks out on the road."
Unfortunately, within the telematics industry vehicle cloning is a regular problem. One of the most serious cases concerning ABAX involved criminals cloning a fully sign-written company flat bed truck.
This truck then visited local building sites posing as an official company vehicle and used the story that the large assets such as diggers, generators, rollers etc needed to be moved to a different site, the truck repeatedly left with thousands of pounds worth of assets.
What the criminals did not know was several of the assets were fully tracked with ABAX technology. Once the company was aware of the situation the police were immediately contacted and ABAX worked closely with them to recover the stolen assets.
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At this bare-bones Chelsea eatery, colorful tapas take center stage over decor. Diners seeking a casual meal share plates at tiled tables or the sky blue bar. A map of Spain...
My family, a group of four went las Saturday 16, 2013 to El Cid restaurant and I could tell the food was good,the appetizers were amazing. My daughter and I ate paella and it was good.
El Cid is a charming Spanish restaurant in the Chelsea section of Manhattan with a true Spanish feel to it. The tapas are varied and for the most part, very good indeed. The paella is also tasty, and happily, El Cid avoids throwing on too much salt on their paella the way some other restaurants do. The service is friendly...
El Cid Tapas Bar & Restaurant can be found at W 15th St 322. The following is offered: Restaurants. The entry is present with us since Sep 10, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In New York there are 2307 other Restaurants. An overview can be found here.
El Cid Tapas Bar & Restaurant is located at 322 W 15 @8th Ave, New York, NY. This location is in the Chelsea neighborhood. This business specializes in Restaurants.
Sangria comes in red, white and rose varities, and comes in three sizes--by the glass, half pitchers and pitchers.
For a guaranteed full stomach, the chef suggests ordering three tapas per person, or two tapas and an entree.


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Why is Joining Our Team the Best Long Term Career Opportunity in Sarasota for You?
We are a start up company founded by a person that has a vision for making it easy for everyone in the world to work. With us, you work for an idea instead of a boss. You will feel like you are working for yourself and working for a greater purpose instead of just working for money!
You start at $100/week with the opportunity to get automatic raises based on company performance, bonuses when the company has a great month, and opportunities to earn commission on any orders you generate. The amount of money you make and the enjoyment you get out of your job are all directly related to how hard you work.
Your work environment will be suited to however you work best. If you like to work at home between midnight and four a.m., you can do that! If you prefer to come into our office at the HuB and work on your laptop from noon until eight only on the weekends, you can do that too! The only requirements are that the work you do contributes to what the team needs in building the company and that you attend one team meeting in person in Sarasota each week. This means taking vacation, working while going to school, working with us while you already have your own full time job, and working as a single parent are all easy to do with us!
When you apply, you will have the chance to show us what you can do rather than have us look at what you have done before as most employers do. You choose what type of tasks you want to do and you complete them. Your representation of who you are and what you are capable of in our performance tests and our application will tell us whether we should hire you. Note that our performance tests are designed for you to show us what you are best at. Since most of us are not good at everything and do not enjoy doing many types of work, you should focus on the one performance test you think you will enjoy the most and be able to complete more effectively than others. Once you have done one successfully, you are welcome to find another and complete it!
You will feel like you are working for yourself since you will not have a direct supervisor and will work independently Our team members are accountable to each other and our team is inspired by our founder, Jerry Banfield. He will spend the first two weeks showing you how our business works, why it works that way, why it is worth your time, what kind of what needs to be done, and what the point of doing all this to begin with is. Going forward, you will be responsible to the team for your performance. The other team members will rely on you and everyone will be accountable to each other for doing good work. While Jerry owns the company and has done the majority of work with building and maintaining this website to date, his vision is to create a team that is completely self sufficient. In this environment, you are accountable to yourself for your work and your teammates. While this is a liberating and free environment compared to working under the average boss, most self motivated people will never work harder than they do for themselves!
The exact work you do will be based on what you are good at and what you feel like doing! While you will be hired to fill a certain role, each position will have two team members that complete all of the responsibilities together. The two team members can divide work up however they see fit and the work will continue to evolve as the company grows. For example, the Webutation position will be responsible for maintaining the website, social media profiles, making blog posts, creating videos, creating graphics, and ranking us in search results. The two team members in this area will manage outsourced work such as paid bloggers and divide up the work to be done between each other. The bigger the company gets, the more everyone in each position from the original team will be responsible for leading other teams as opposed to doing the technical work.
While our company is less than two years old and we are hiring our first employees now, we have established clients from around the world and a strong presence on social media. Our company was founded to be different from the beginning the same as Microsoft, Google, and Facebook where. You will gain experience with us in high demand areas of expertise and be a part of what we have created below!
Requirements to Apply!
You must be 18+ years of age with valid identification and be able to attend one meeting per week in person in Sarasota, Florida.
You must successfully complete both the application and one or more performance tests discussed below.
After completing the performance tests successfully and prior to hiring, you will meet with Jerry Banfield one on one for 15 to 30 minutes.
What Positions are You Hiring For?
Advertisers. We are looking for two people that want to manage our Facebook ads for clients and explore additional online advertising opportunities in Google AdWords, Twitter Ads, LinkedIn Ads, and more. The advertiser should enjoy numbers, data, math, analysis, and marketing. People in the advertiser position will also maintain customer relationships for existing clients. The performance test for the advertiser involves building a new Facebook page about yourself or something you care about. Those completing the advertiser task must be willing to invest a discretionary sum of money into Facebook ads and/or find a third party willing to pay for it on their behalf. Our website and YouTube channel are loaded with information showing how to get a lot of fans for a low price using Facebook ad. You will need to replicate this work with your own fan page. In addition to helping you get hired with us, building this Facebook page will help you build your own strong social media presence. Download the performance test by clicking here or view it with Google Docs by clicking here. Submit the results this performance test and ask questions at email@example.com.
Communicators. The two person communicator team will be responsible for handling the majority of company emails as well as generating leads, converting leads to sales, and maintaining customer relationships thereafter. The communicator team should enjoy some of the following: email, phone conversations, outreach, people, and research. The performance task for the communicator will creating a system for responding to the leads we receive. Those that are the most successful in completing this task will actually test their system out on potential leads and find places where we are more likely to engage in conversation with interested people. Download the performance test by clicking here or view it with Google Docs by clicking here. Submit the results this performance test and ask questions at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Harmonists. This sounds like a musical position and it is in that the two people forming the harmonist team will be responsible for ensuring the team runs in harmony. This will mean doing research, communicating actively with other team members, taking on additional work from other positions in times of need, and finding areas of emerging opportunities for the future. While many companies call these positions management and leadership, we call this position a harmonist because they have an equal position with the rest of the team and are respected for their willingness to do any of the work other team members need. The performance task for this position is the most challenging in our opinion because it requires analyzing our company's history and finding opportunities for the future. You will be given several objectives to learn about and ranked based on how many you are able to complete as well as the depth of completion at each objective. People that enjoy the big picture, online research, and want to groom themselves for positions of leadership in technology while enjoy stepping up to the plate for the harmonist position. Download the performance test by clicking here or view it with Google Docs by clicking here. Submit the results this performance test and ask questions at email@example.com.
Webutationist. These two team members will be collectively responsible for maintaining our strong online presence and work closely with both the communicators on lead generation and the advertisers on executing strategies that get our content and brand known among Facebook page owners. The webutationist is the manager of our online reputation via blog posting, web design, graphic design, video creation, and forum posting. This position can leverage the haronmists to help out with intensive tasks such as establishing a strong forum profile or to provide ideas for areas to invest time and energy in. The webutationist performance task involves providing us with the most content that we can use in the form of blog posts, videos, graphics, and anything else similar. We will provide a list of topics and those that do the most original work we can use will rank the highest on this performance task. Download the performance test by clicking here or view it with Google Docs by clicking here. Submit the results this performance test and ask questions at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Complete the application here and choose to take one or more performance tests by position above. Note that our performance tests are intended to be a representation of who you are and the best work you can do. Given that most of us are only good at a few things, we recommend doing the performance test you think you will enjoy the most and perhaps choosing one other after that.
Download the PDF instructions for one or more of the performance tests above and submit your completed performance test before September 30, 2013. Note that while some of these tests can be completed in a day with hard work, most will take a week or more to complete successfully.
What Else Should I Know?
We are a start up company and therefore the work everyone does is critical to all of our success. If you want a challenge, an opportunity to have a great career instead of a good one, to make your own hours, and to work for an idea instead of money, you will love working for us like you have never loved any job you have had before! If you are interested in working for money, making a lot of money overnight, having an easy job, being a part of a company that does business the way everyone else does, having a safe job where you can kick back, or do not like working hard, you will figure out during each performance test that this company is not for you.
If you want to succeed with us, you will need to truly be an independent worker which can be difficult adjustment if you are used to working under intense supervision. We plan to succeed by having two people at each position and having people not selected for employment have the opportunity to be an unpaid intern. Unpaid interns will have the opportunity to attend our meetings and will not be able to do any work until we have a position available. Unpaid interns will be the first chosen for paid positions and will quickly replace any employees that leave.
Any trust or honesty issues with our team will result in immediate removal from the hiring process and from the team once hired. We are tolerant of many types of failure since our company has already survived many painful failures ranging from getting AdWords accounts suspended to having Facebook pages removed, and business journals taking shots at us. We care about making great successes and understand failure is a given. What we do not tolerate is integrity violations. When problems occur, we expect full disclosure to fellow team members and maintaining an environment where people completely trust each other.
If you cannot attend the majority of meetings in person in Sarasota, Florida each week, you cannot join our team now. As we expand, we will have more distance opportunities available.
If you do not complete a performance task, you cannot be hired. Applications completed without a performance task to go with them are of no value. Since we value your time, we encourage you to either complete both an application and a performance test or to complete neither. Completing an application and a performance task does not guarantee that you will be hired. Completing more than one performance task does not necessarily increase your chances of being hired. Performance tasks are competitive and only those performing the best will be hired. You will not be compensated for completing any performance task. While some performance tasks will require spending some money to complete, you will not be reimbursed for this. For example, the "advertiser" performance task requires building a Facebook page to the maximum size. If you are not able to spend any money on Facebook ads, we recommend choosing a different position. If you do a lot of work and submit a poor presentation to us showing how what you did is helpful to us, you might as well have not done the work in the first place. The performance task is a representation of who you are, what kind of person you are capable of being, and should show all the best sides of you.
Our hiring process is fair and is equal opportunity. We evaluate everyone on the responses they complete online prior to any interview without regard to any personal characteristics. We do not ask any questions about anything that is not directly related to doing work with us including any demographic questions. The purpose of our one on one meetings will be to verify that you are a person of integrity and that is truly committed to being a part of our team. We have clients from around the world and we hope the diversity our team members bring will help us service them more effectively!
What do we actually do at BanWork? Take a look around our website to see for yourself!
What if I have questions about being hired or the performance tests? Email email@example.com or email the individual performance test email: email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com,or email@example.com. Note that we have an auto responder active on this email and will not respond to any question that is posted anywhere online for you to view. For example, if you ask how much we charge for 10,000 Facebook likes, we will not answer this question since our website has this information. If you ask what our founder's YouTube channel URL is, we will not answer this question either since it is linked all over our website. That said, we understand we probably could improve on our hiring process, web design, and lots of other areas that may result in you asking us a question we did not cover and we will respond as soon as we can do these types of questions!
How can I get you to make a hiring process like this for my company? Email email@example.com with a description of your goals for hiring, a link to your company's website, and your budget for having us create a hiring process for you. Most of our projects will cost more than $25,000 to complete from the beginning of creating your hiring process to evaluating the results and will require full payment upfront. If you do not have those kind of resources available, please let us know what you have and what you need.
Can you make my social media profiles look as impressive as yours? Absolutely! Take a look around our website to see what we do and match that with what you need!
Is the $100/week pay negotiable? Only if you are willing to accept less! We expect that the hiring of our team will contribute to rapid growth of our company which will correspond with continual increases in pay over time.


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What are the secrets of sustainable living? E&T looks at towns and cities from around the world as look at renewable energy, recycling and green living as they try to curb their carbon emissions to combat global warming.
On 4 May 2007, one of the strongest tornadoes ever recorded ploughed through Greensburg, Kansas, levelling the rural town and killing eleven of the 1,500 residents. Storm chasers reported the twister to be nearly 3km in diameter, wind speeds hit 330km/h and insured losses alone totalled $153m. Within hours of the disaster, the entire town was evacuated with the mayor of Greensburg stating 95 per cent of his community had been destroyed.
What has happened since is remarkable. Only days after the storm, the community gathered and decided to rebuild Greensburg as a model 'green' town for the future. The city council passed a resolution stating that all municipal buildings should be built to 'LEED platinum standards'. This, the highest rating in the US Green Council's 'Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design' green building rating system, marked a US first.
Today, around half of the town has been rebuilt. The town's first platinum building, the 5.4.7 Arts Centre named after the date of the tornado strike is one example.
Designed and constructed by 22 University of Kansas architecture students, electricity is provided by three 600W turbines to the rear of the building while solar PV panels are sited on the ground and roof. Solar lighting is installed, recycled building materials have been used and a geothermal heat pump heats and cools the building. Rainwater, harvested through gutters and down-spouts into a cistern, waters the outside yard through a pump system, while a white roof reflects heat.
Other buildings that have earned platinum certification include a development of 16 apartments making use of high-efficiency air-source heat-pumps and a John Deere Dealership and Service shop drawing electricity from two wind turbines. Greensburg's very own wind farm comprising ten 1.25MW turbines is about to be switched on.
The grid-connected system will meet the community's pre-tornado electricity demand with additional supplies coming from a hydroelectric power plant in Lawrence, Kansas, when the turbines cannot generate sufficient electricity to fulfil demand. A biodiesel generator will also provide back-up power in an emergency.
Community buy-in
Clearly, the rate of progress has been breathtaking. As Daniel Wallach, executive director and founder of Greensburg Greentown, a non-profit organisation created to help businesses and residents learn about sustainable living, says: 'We're a month away from being 100 per cent renewable; people in small-town America are very practical. Greensburg citizens were already building their homes with solar orientation, and while some were resistant initially, it wasn't hard for them to embrace sustainability.'
This is at least part of the secret of Greensburg's success. From day one, the local council realised it was key to get the community behind sustainability and laid out a clear vision on how to be a model 'eco-community'. Meanwhile a local Kansas planning and architectural firm, BNIM architects, led a community master plan for rebuilding Greensburg, while the National Renewable Energy Laboratory provided education and on-site assistance to residents. Testament to Greensburg's community spirit is that many of the new homes use about 40 per cent less energy than the typical home before the tornado.
Another major contributor to Greensburg's success has been cash. For example, its $3.4m business incubator building received $1m in funds from PepsiCo subsidiary Frito-Lay while actor Leonardo DiCaprio donated $400,000. State and federal funding covered the balance.
Today, however, the US recession means cash flows are drying up. Plans for a biodiesel plant to provide fuel for the general market have stalled. A chain of 12 'eco-homes', each to serve as a 'living laboratory' of building techniques and energy efficiency features, has been scaled down.
'The contraction in the housing market has impeded our plans here, as we were counting on a lot of donations the construction industry is definitely not in that position now,' explains Wallach. 'However, we have two built and will now tweak our plans to do very small-scale homes. The concept is still there and we are very excited about it.'
Växjö, Sweden
Cash and community support are crucial to implementing a programme of renewable and energy efficiency development in any town or city. Växjö is a small city in the south of Sweden with a population of 78,000, as well as a long history of renewable energy development. Its achievements are largely due to local government backing and an enthusiastic community.
In 1996, the city council, with a municipal annual budget of 400m, unanimously decided that its city should become fossil fuel-free by 2050. It set targets for local greenhouse gas emissions per capita to be reduced by 50 per cent by 2010 and by at least 70 per cent by 2025, relative to 1993 levels. Today, emissions are down by some 32 per cent and at 3.5t CO2/capita, are one of the lowest levels in the world.
The city's renewable energy supply is mostly from biomass, sourced locally and used in CHP district heating plants. As P.R Wallin, climate protection engineer at Växjö's Executive Office says: 'This hasn't changed the daily life of the citizen here at all. We also have a lot of forests in our region, so it's been good for business and we've created around 300 jobs.'
Other projects have included solar panels on the school roof, wood pellet burners at the airport and solar water heating at the swimming pool. For those living outside the city, district heating wasn't an option so the government subsidised the installation of wood pellet boilers and solar panels to these homes.
However, while emissions from heating and power have plummeted, those from transport have risen with this sector providing 80 per cent of Växjö's CO2 emissions. According to Wallin, emissions haven't increased dramatically since 1993, it has just been easier to reduce emissions from heating and power. Plans are currently underway to improve cycling paths and public transport.
Energy efficiency has also featured prominently in Växjö's race to be fossil fuel-free. Wallin points to the city's various information campaigns to use, say, energy-efficient light bulbs, and highlights the drive to build energy-efficient buildings. Indeed, four eight-storey wooden buildings are currently the tallest in Europe to be made from wood.
A smart metering programme has also proven successful with customers living in municipal-owned apartments; in the past two years users cut their electricity consumption by 24 per cent and hot water use by 43 per cent. Importantly, the system includes a Web portal that allows users to see their hourly rates of consumption and make comparisons with their neighbours.
'I think this has been more of a behaviour issue. The technology is already there and we have many products around us,' says Wallin. 'However, it's very important that people can see their changes and track their progress.'
Masdar, UAE
Masdar is a green city with a difference. Located in the heart of the OPEC countries, 30km east of the United Arab Emirates capital, the $22bn development has a mandate to champion renewable energy technologies. When complete, the government-backed initiative will be carbon neutral, have zero waste and use 100 per cent renewable energy.
Recently the city built a 10MW photovoltaic solar power plant, which is the largest grid-connected facility in the Middle East and North Africa. A project is also underway to construct the world's largest hydrogen-fired power station; once grid-connected, the 500MW plant will provide energy to Abu Dhabi's growing electricity demand.
Like Greensburg and Växjö, energy efficiency will be a key feature of the city. As part of this, US-based energy business GE has set up its first 'ecomagination' centre at Masdar, which demonstrates the latest energy-efficient technologies.
Keith Redfearn is general manger at GE for transmission and distribution in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India. As he explains, generating plant at Masdar has already been connected to the transmission and distribution network supplying electricity directly to homes.
'A range of smart appliances such as washing machines, fridges and heaters can now receive signals from the generation station. If a generator indicates that the price of electricity has gone up, a fridge freezer, for example, could than defer its defrost cycle to the middle of the night when there is more capacity on the grid,' he says. 'There is a whole host of things you can do with smart white goods to balance out energy usage in the home without necessarily impacting the end-user.'
Indeed, taking into account the impact of a new technology on a customer has been crucial to success of many of the technologies implemented in each of the cities.
As Redfearn points out: 'Masdar is very much about educating and enlightening customers. Not only from a technology point of view, but from a social acceptance point of view as well.'
Social understanding aside, the common-ground between Greensburg, Växjö and Masdar is clear. Each has cash, government and community support. Växjö, however, provides the most enduring and realistic model for building a 'green' city. Greensburg has relied heavily on personal donations while Masdar is unique in having the financial backing of one of the world's wealthiest nations. What's more, Växjö has very firm political support; it's politicians want a fossil fuel-free city.
And as Wallin points out: 'Our local authority also has money, responsibility and possibility. We own the schools, the energy plants and the sewage works. Compared to other cities in, say, England, we have more power to change, and this is the big difference between us and other municipalities around the world.'


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